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Wednesday, December 14, 2011

SewMamaSew Giveaway!

Well, the time has arrived for SewMamaSew's December 12, 2011, Giveaway Day! http://sewmamasew.com/blog2/2011/11/giveaway-day-december-12/ The Giveaway actually extends beyond Dec 12th this year, and will run through December 16th until 5:00pm PST! There are tons of other sites participating in this so make sure you check out the link above. So obviously I'm late getting started with this as life tends to get in the way sometimes. :) Better late than never, right? So here it is...my part of the Giveaway will consist of 2 different things...a Home Spa package, if you will. The first item will be a custom-made pair of women's Kimono shoes that will look something like this:

I can make them several different sizes, so whomever wins will need to let me know their shoe size (or slipper size). A big thanks to IThinkSew for offering this pattern (and many others!) for half price! Again, you will be getting the Kimono slippers, not the pattern. Don't they look totally comfortable?! :)

The second thing I will be giving away is a handcrafted soap package consisting of 3 different cold process soaps that I've made:

The diamond shaped soap is Mediterranean Mud Soap (yes, it's made with actual Mediterranean clay!); the brown and white bar is Milk & Coffee soap (made with Colombian coffee and goat's milk); and the one behind the others is Cucumber Shea Butter soap (made with actual cucumbers from my garden plus shea butter).

The winner of my giveaway, whom I will choose randomly, will win BOTH packages. All that I ask is that you leave me a comment telling me what your favorite color is and why. For example, does this color have a special meaning to you? represent some wonderful memory? etc... I'm looking forward to reading your responses!

xoxoxox
Susan (aka StitchGoddess)

****UPDATE****

Just wanted to say THANK YOU for all the lovely comments thus far! Wow! You guys are super! The color green seems to be a very popular one, with myself included. :) I'm going to leave this giveaway open until tonight 8:00pm Central time (9:00pm Eastern, 7:00pm Mountain, 6:00pm Pacific) just so those who haven't had time to leave a comment because of work commitments, etc., will have a little more time. I will be using a random generator program to pick the winner. As a reminder....the slippers shown in the photo above are not the ones in the giveaway. I will be making the winner a custom pair with their color of preference. International entries are okay as well! With that said, I'm off to work! Thanks so much for visiting!!! :)

200 comments:

My favourite colour is green...... because I think there are more shades of green than any other colour (just look out of your window and see how made different greens you can see right now!), and greens look different throughout the year as the strength of the sunlight changes.

I am entering this give away day too, so come and visit my blog and say hello if you get the chance

No 1 rarely comes up but never mind, here goes(Unless someone pips me to it). My favourite colour is orange. I don't have a specific reason - it's just that I love the season of autumn and it's such a great part of that.I'm going to follow you too, just so I can be the first there too. I too am 'into' repurposing and prefer to use natural products. Your soaps look wonderful. I'm looking forward to seeing your blog develop. It looks so much better than mined did when I first started.Teresa x

Hi thanks for the giveaway I have wanted those slippers for ages and the soaps look wonderful. My favourite colour is red. Not really sure why, it is always my first pick when I buy something new. The colour is always so energizing.

Am I the first one?? Lucky me!I just love, love, love your giveaway!!!I love the green color but I don't know exactly why, maybe because I also love to do mountaineering!I wish you and your family a Merry Christmas :) LOve from Porto, Portugal!

My favorite coloris probably a rich seely gray/blue right now. The "why" part is tough - I just find that color communicates strength with warmth. Thanks for the chance to win - the slippers are beautiful and your soaps look amazing!!!!

ohh my - I think I've never been the first to commetn somewhere. But here I go:my favourite colour is green, mostl likely because I'm very stubborne, all boys when I was young liked blue and the girls all like red or pink so I simply ahd to go for green and because I'm stubborne I still go for green and I liek it more and more as the time goes by as you can combine it with almost all other colours dependign on the shade of course. So I hope I won't stay the only one (of course it woudl be better for me as I really like the slippers) but the whole give-away blog hopping is there for lots of people to visit.Have a lovely day!

Oh wow Susan, what a super indulgent package. I've been too scared to sew slippers - but these looks so comfy... I think I might just have a go. Handmade soaps are just wonderful and yours sound like they smell delectable :)

Thnak you for a great giveaway and the chance to win.

Turning old into new? I'm following you now. Great minds think alike :)

Eep - forgot to add that my favourite colour is teal. There's just something peaceful about green and blue. Most of my cloth stash consists of these colours. Someone asked for a purple something the other day - I was stuck! I need to diversify my stash I think :)

Cute slippers! My favourite colour used to be blue but now it depends on the object. Yellow kitchen walls (sunny), orange sweater just because it looks warm, pink jacket because I wanted something pink at the time.

I have not one favorite colour (often I think so but looking through my life that is definitly not the case!). It seems that I prefer different colours for my living space... mainly warm colours, ranging from yellow, orange, red to brown and white... while I love splashs of colour in my clothing, from pruple to petrol, combined with orange and green... if I make stuff or especially quilts I love all shades of blues and greys.. turning to purples sometimes...

And just nothing compares to black for adding some contrast in clothes! ;)

As a child I was dressed in blue "to match my eyes" says my mother (how naff is that?!), and it's still a favourite for clothes. Orange is also pretty fabulous and very cheering in the winter.stashavalanche[at]gmail[dot]com

my favorite color is green. i love every color green there is. it's my favorite simply because it's calming, i never tire of it (2 rooms in my house are green!), and every time i pick a color for something (sewing, painting, clothing) it always tends to be a shade of green. i have to refrain & make myself pick another color.

I love the color ivory because it is so diverse and sophisticated. It has special meaning to me because my grandmother knit me some ivory mittens even though her fingers are very painful!karlik_squared4t(at)hotmail(dot)com

Wow, what a fantastic package! I'm very impressed that you not only make your own soap, but you do it with ingredients from your own garden. I love gardening, but living in Calgary, Canada allows for a very short window of gardening weather. :(

Anyway, my favorite color is green. I think I like it so much because it's the color of trees and plants and life.

My favorite color changes depending on my mood. I love green - I think it's very calming and peaceful. I also love lighter shades of purple and lavender - for no special reason other than that it's pretty. :) Thanks so much for the chance and Happy Holidays!

Can't go past a really bright deep blue - lapis, colbalt, electric or any variances on those. Part of it's just because the colour suits me, and also I just think it's natural, inspiring, and exciting.

What a lovely Giveaway! Thanks for the chance.And much fun with your new blog. Feel free to visit mine.My favorite colors are blues and greens like turquoise. Like the sea in the summer.Silkeschellersilke@web.de

Well I love the color red, for its warmth during winter, during summer I love blue. Funny how my likes change. I also love pine tree greens. And earthy browns. Oh shoot, I love all colors...lol. Isnt that how it is with crafty people... I have only a few colors I do not use or deal with.Love the slippers...(my husband is Japanese) but with my big feet it would be pushing it..12 to 12 and a halves. My feel are way bigger than my husbands after 6 kiddos.. your feet spread when you have kids.THank you for your fun giveaway!

My favorite color is deep purple or plum. I'm not really sure why I've always gravitated toward this color but I love it. It also looks good on me so maybe that is part of the reason. It's just lovely and dramatic. :)

I like shades of purples and blues. They just seem to come in so many different shades and are pleasing to look at. Great giveaway. I love the shoes.Lauralaura.leahj@gmail dot comhttp://thecrossstitchcorner.blogspot.com

I love warm colors and especially all sort of reds. I really do not know why. When I look for fabric for a new quilt I automaticly search in my reds..... There was also a period in my life that I wore always black, that was not the happiest period.

My favourite colour is (and has always been) green...my eyes are green, not forest or frog, but jungle...and thats nearly the only part I like after suffering from cancer. Sorry.Thank you for the chance to win this wonderful prize.Kind regards from Germany.Claudiafrauknopf@gmx.de

Oh my gosh, the soaps look great. I think my favorite color varies between blue and green. Both are calming and peaceful, and mix well. I especially love the dark pastels and dusky colors, because they don't crash on your eyes. Thanks for the giveaway!kessilari(at)gmail(dot)com

My favourite colour is grey because it reminds of clouds and the power/potentcy they have, particularly when it's about to storm. I love the tension in the air when the sky is about to crack open and those different shades of grey are so provoking to me.

I am "sew" excited about this giveaway! I have recently been loving mustard yellows. My dad told me recently that if you ask a person their favortie color and have them choose three words to descirbe it that it will indicate what personality traits they value or wish for most.

I like purple. I usually like a color for a number of years, and then move on to a different color. About 12 years ago, I liked red, and painted our dining room that color, and then tired of it and moved on to purple. I love a deep plum! cathydevinney(at)gmail(dot)com

I love Red. Until recently I didn't "realize" that. I always said it was green. But looking at my stuff (clothes, phone, accesories), I've accepted and EMBRACED that I love red. I think the reason I love it is because its a warm yet bold color.

Favorite color . . . so hard to pick . . . well, my last couple of cars have been this great blue/green color - they remind me of the color of deep ocean waters - the freedom and life that teem from the deep places - so that turquoise/aquamarine is a great color for sure! Thanks for the giveaway!

My favorite color is pink. I have loved it since I was a little girl (as many girls do), but when I got older I thought it wasn't "cool" or "grown up" enough, so I changed my favorite color to something more reserved. Then I got even older and realized that I don't need to change for anything and I can just like what I like, no matter what! So ... pink it is! :)

It's hard to pick a favorite color because I like bright and cheery primary colors. But if I look at all the things I wear or make, red shows up quite frequently.The kimono shoes are cute and the soap looks luscious. Thanks for the chance to win!!

Pink, definitely pink. I like all shades- don't really know if there is a favorite shade :). As long as I can remember, i have just adored pink. I am very bows and classic girl, so maybe that has something to do with it?! Can't really pin down a reason, I just am drawn to it the most :)

I go through phases and am very strange about my colours. Depends on what they are for. I love to wear Red and Dark purple, I love to be surrounded by earthy tones and I love Navy & white for it's elegant simplicity. I just love colours. I think that is one of the reasons I love Rainbows.

Those slippers do look like they are comfy and homemade soap is the best! My favorite color is blue--I haven't seen a shade I didn't like. I think it reminds me of things like blue skies, forget-me-nots, mountain lakes and night skies.

I just read up on cold process soap making and it looks interesting. The spa package looks yummy, I like your soap combinations. They will look perfect on the ledge of my soaking tub!!

My favorite color is royal blue. I never really thought about it before the 80's but I knew that I always looked good wearing it. Later a color specialist told me that I was a "Winter" and royal blue was a perfect color for me. So there you have it!

My favorite color changes so much, but I always love coral. I love it because it goes with just about every other color it's next to. Also, if I'm feelin' a little drab it's a color I can wear that really picks me up and brightens my complexion. ;) Always a good thing! Thank you for the chance at your beautiful giveaway!

My favorite color is teal. I love the richness of jewel tones and I think teal ended up as my color of choice because it's a more sophisticated version of the blues that I liked when I was younger (my eyes are blue so that's what I wore a lot of as a teen). It also works nicely with other colors that appeal to me like yellow, grey, white, orange. So many possibilities.

WOW! This is an amazing prize package! My favorite color is red. Honestly, it has been since I was very young. It started with red Crayons, I think. I love them. I still LOVE a fresh, red Crayola crayon straight from the box! Red is full of happiness and yet carries true emotion with it, as well. It allows you to feel. It makes me happy.jinglesells at gmail dot com

Green is my favorite. I remember when I was really little asking my dad what his favorite color was and he said green, so I said that was mine too. I wonder if that's why I really started to like it, or if I like it anyway? :)peachstateme(at)hotmail(d0t)com

My favorite color is orange. It makes me feel centered and creative. When I think "orange" I think pajamas and painting. And what is better?!These slippers and truly adorable. I think a nice warm bath followed by slippers and painting is just what orange would want. ;)

My favourite colour is blue. I think I chose it as my favourite when I was little, just to be contrary. All the other girls liked pink or purple, so I liked blue. But it stuck, and it seems like most things I own are blue :)

My favorite color is turquoise. Funnily enough this didn't happen until my husband told me several years ago he absolutely hates the color. So for some reason, my favorite color changed just to be a rebel. Don't worry we still love each other ;)

My favorite color has always been brown. My husband is colorblind and confuses browns with greens (which I also wear a lot of), so I'm trying to wear more bright colors... reds, purples, etc. But I still love me some brown. :)

I like blues and greens, they have an earthy feel without being too plain like browns and other earth tones. Plus most of my crafting is done for my little boy and husband, so I see these colors a lot!mindfulhome at gmail dot com

My favorite colors are green and blue--of many varieties and some browns. I really like earthy colors although any color can remind me of something beautiful I like. But yes, earthy colors. Thanks for making these great gifts for us.

My favorite color is green, I'm not sure why. Maybe growing up in the desert, it was a color I craved? Or because it was the color of my mother's eyes? I just know I love it, in almost every shade. Thank you for such a lovely giveaway, and happy holidays to you!

Those do look comfortable! This mom would love some quiet spa time, even if it is only at home! :) I organized my sewing stash and I seem to have a lot of blue. It is relaxing and reminds me of the ocean or sky.

My favourite colour is green, moss green especially. I like it because -to me at least- it signifies life and growth and prosperity too, and it has a lovely foresty, earthy feel to it. That and it suits me rather well too. :)

wow, what a generous and lovely giveaway!!I like pink. It works well with my skin tone and I wasn't very "girlie" as a child so I'm taking back my inner princess and enjoying all the things that make me a woman♥

Great giveaway! I love the idea of hand made slippers. I honestly cannot choose a favorite color. I love them all at different times depending on what they're paired with. Lame answer I know but there's no color I use exclusively by itself. My current combo obsession though is yellow and green (soft hues). It reminds me of the sun and there's not a lot of that right now where I live!scarletteandcinnamon(at)gmail(dot)com

What a generous giveaway. Thanks for participating. I love, love the shoes and the soap looks pretty cool too. My favorite color really depends on my mood and what it is for. I love purples- they seem so fresh.

My favorite color is turquoise. It looks good on me and I am very drawn to this color. If you look inside my closet or at my fabric stash you would see a majority of this color.Thanks for the giveaway.

OH MY GOSH. literally just 'oooooooh'ed out loud when i saw your giveaway. the shoes are magnificent. the soaps look like a big fat piece of heaven. it has been ages since i pampered myself, as a mother to two young children.

my favorite color is green. i'm drawn to green as the color of living growing plants. my eyes are green so i suppose i see myself in the color a little bit. i come from a lineage of passionate gardeners, so maybe i'm hard-wired to love that color, i don't know (though my green thumb has withered since giving birth).

My favorite color is yellow. I live in the Seattle area and we have our share of gray drizzly days. I need a bright happy color to keep my spirits up. And thanks for offering this awesome giveaway package. It is one of my favorites so far!

I'd like to say that grey is my favorite color but I might be lying. Orange and I were bitter enemies in my youth. As the years passed it started showing up more and more, mostly uninvited. Then it jumped around my neck in the form of a wood bead necklace from Spain, then gorgeous leather high heels. So I figured I should get to know it better. While our relationship has still had it's rocky spots I can now say we are fast friends and looking to become bosom buddies.

What a lovely package! I could use some pampering. It's been a while since my last me-day. At some point, I realized that I don't actually have a favorite color anymore. I love blue (I'm a water baby, and I've been able to swim for as long as I remember), but I love red and purple, dusty rose, grass green, bright yellow...pretty much any color you can fidn outside that's not brown. :)

Definitely red, though purple is a close second. I think it may have become my favorite while I was dyeing my hair red, which I don't do anymore...but now it's everywhere. It helps that it's my husband's favorite as well. We painted our bedroom red (twice!), we have red EVERYTHING...my wedding dress was red!

OH Susan, those shoes are amazing! My favorite color is now white because I miss it lol :( Having two children under 3 I can't wear or have anything in my house this color. Wouldn't trade it for the world though :) Merry Christmas

My favorite color has always been a deep, rich purple. I'm not sure why. I thought i had outgrown that somewhat, but whenever I find something in that color, I gravitate irresistibly. I think it just speaks to my soul. I love the slippers (which do have purple in them, I notice...) I have been dying to try making some like them, but haven't had the chance!

I love purples. Except not really light purples. Purple->dark purple. Eggplant, especially. It's just a great, class color. I bought a nice purple wool coat a few years ago, it was a coat-dream come true! lol, I get lots of compliments on it. Purple is just a great color!

My favorite color is light green--the color of Jadite. It reminds me of my grandmother's house, where the walls were that color and she had lots of Jadite. Those are totally cute slippers. Merry Christmas!

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